Meanings
plural black moths
- Any moth of notably dark coloration, including:
- Arctornis l-nigrum (black V moth)
- Ascalapha odorata (black witch moth)
- Biston betularia (peppered moth)
- Celiptera frustulum (black bit moth)
- Epicoma melanospila (black spot moth)
- Glacies coracina (black mountain moth)
- Hypena scabra (black snout moth)
- Idia lubricalis (glossy black idia moth)
- Langessa nomophilalis (black langessa moth)
- Metalectra tantillus (black fungus moth)
- Panthea acronyctoides (black zigzag moth)
- Parascotia fuliginaria (waved black moth)
- Penestola bufalis (black penestola moth)
- Siona lineata (black-veined moth)
- Trichodezia albovittata (white-striped black moth)
- Zale undularis (black zale moth)
Cite this entry
black moth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20moth
“black moth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/black%20moth. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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